Join Alpaca as a Senior Product Designer to design internal tools for complex financial operations. Work independently and collaboratively to create intuitive, data-rich interfaces and contribute to a dynamic team in a remote environment.
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totaling over 10 million brokerage accounts. Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.
- Own the end-to-end design process:
- Design complex operational workflows:
- Build AI-powered prototypes:
- Turn prototypes into production experiences:
- Champion operational users:
- Apply systems-level thinking:
- Collaborate with engineering:
- Contribute to the design system:
- Execute independently:
- 6+ years of experience in product design in startup or other fast-paced environments.
- Experience designing and launching in complex or technical industries, such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, aerospace, or automotive.
- Comfortable reading and building with API documentation.
- Ability to translate complicated processes, data, business rules, and edge cases into clear and efficient experiences, keeping auditability and regulatory concerns in mind.
- Ability to work independently, create structure in ambiguous environments, and move projects forward without extensive oversight.
- Strong communication skills to convey design decisions clearly across product, engineering, operations, and business teams.
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health Benefits
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
- Equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.